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Untitled 4 by Toka Hlongwane, 2022, photography, archival matte, 11in x 17in.
”My spirit needs my land to flourish.” An extract from a sermon in the PROJECT church of Masowe with its origins rooted in Zimbabwe. The significance of land in Africa has always been seen beyond inhabitation and physical sustenance. The flora and fauna found on the land play an important role in rituals of spiritual alignment and sustenance. Thus making the fight for land and its preservation more significant than the words seen on global protest signs held up by environmentalists. My spirit requires my land to Flourish, is a series that explores the spiritual significance of land through the lens of the church of Masowe which use traditional African shrines as places of worship and ritual for Mwari (“God” in Shona). They believe that these shrines and uninhibited ancient spiritual sites have more profound spiritual significance than missionary temples and churches. Sacred places like Chivavarira Hill and the Ngarikure Pool were reappropriated by Masowe as the sites of worship for the aVapostori who are now scattered across the continent and the diaspora still practice this open-air style of worship in the various countries they find themselves in across the world.
Toka Hlongwane is a street and documentary photographer as well as a writer whose work focuses on narratives that are often muted or seldom portrayed in mainstream media. He also has an interest in documenting the obscure and taboo crevices of our society. His work has been exhibited at Gallery One11 in Cape Town, Milepiani in Rome, as well as Keyes Art Mile in Johannesburg. Some of my photo essays have been published in Lolwe, People Stories Project as well as Something We Africans Got.
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